Receptacle.



R. & W. WBSENER. RBGEPTAGLE. APPLIoATIoN FILED JUNE 12,1909.

918,405. Patented Apr. 13, 1909..'

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ROBERT WESENER AND WILLIAM WESENER, OF CLEVELAND, WISCONSIN."

Specification of Letters Patent.

AppIcaton filed June 12, 1908.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Serial No. 433,242.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Ronnn'r vVnsnNnn and ViLnnmi lVnsnnnn, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county .of Manitowocand State of Visconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Receptacles, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to apparatus which are adapted to supply poultryand small live stock with drinking water and refers to what are known aspoultry fountains.

An object of this invention is to provide a cover of special structurewhich when applied hermetically seals the can.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means by which thefountain can be carried from place to place and hung against a post, afence or the like.

The invention has for a further object a i poultry fountain which issimple in construction and in the number of its parts so that it can bereadily handled.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and it will be understood that changes in the specificstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimsand that any suitable materials may be used without departing from thespirit of the invention.

In the drawing forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete device, Fig. 2 is avertical section of the same, Fig. 3 is a top plan view, Fig. 4L is atop plan view of the cover detached, Fig. 5 is a sectional view of thecover and its parts disengaged from one another.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates a receptacle of preferablycylindrical form and constructed from sheet metal or the like which isprovided with a faucet 11 which is disposed at its lower end upon whichis adapted to be hung a drinking receptacle 12. At the upper end of thereceptacle 10 are positioned cleats 13 which extend upwardly andoutwardly and support a bail 111 which is provided with a suitable handgrasp 15. The receptacle 10 is provided with a central aperture 17around which is struck up a flange 1S. Upon the upper face of the can 10an annulus 19 is secured by means of the flange 1S. The annulus 19 isprovided with diametrically disposed arms 2() which pivotally supportlinks 21. rl`he annulus 19 upon its upper surface is provided with aboss and a washer 23. il cover 241: is adapted to be placed upon theannulus 19 over the opening 17 of the top. rlhe cover 211 is providedwith an upwardly extending arm 25 which carries a eotter pin 2G at itsupper extremity. Disposed upon the upper fare of the cover 2-'1- is aplate 27 which is centrally apcrtured and which is adapted to be engagedover the arm 25. The plate 27 is provided with a laterally extending arm2S by means of which the plate 27 is adapted to be rotated about the arm25.

Upon the upper face of the plate 27 two arcuate cams 29 and 30 arepositioned which are adapted to engage the inner ends of arms 31positioned diametrically opposite upon the edges of a disk 32 which iscentrally apertured and is adapted to be engaged over the arm 25 andsecured thereon by the Cotter pin 26. The arms 31 are of such athickness and width that they engage the upper surface of the plate 27while the same is rotated, through a small arc without engagement withthe cams 29 and 30. The lower end of the faucet 1.1 extends down intothe receptacle 12 below the level of the water. By this arrangement theamount of water in the receptacle 12 will be kept ata constant level asit is drawn by the fowls or small live stock.

In removing and securing the cover 24; the following operations arenecessary: Vhen it is desired to close the receptacle 10 the cover 21 isplaced upon the annulus 19 over the aperture 17 in the top of thereceptacle, the plate 27 is then positioned over the arm 25 and the disk32 is mounted over the plate 27 and is secured in position by means ofthe cotter pin 26. The links 21 are then drawn upwardly over the arms 31and the arm 28 is operated to turn the plate 27 and the binding of thelinks 21 upon the arms 31 causes the tightening of the coverA 24. Thewasher 23 is positioned between the annulus 19 and the cover 24. By theuse of this device it is readily seen that air cannot be admitted to thecan 10. In order to remove the cover all that is necessary is to reversethe motion of the arm 2S and to disengage the cams 29 and 30 from theinner ends of the arms 31. This action releases the links 21 when theydraw down on the top and admit of the cover 24k being removed from thecan 10.

nWhat is claimed is; l. A- device of the character described comprisinga body portion having an aperture in the top thereof, an annulus mountedI arm on said plate, cams carried upon the about said aperture on saidbody portion, arms radially extended from said annulus, links mountedthrough saidarnis, a cover for said body portion, a disk supported bysaid cover, arms carried by said disk, said arms adapted to be engagedby said links, and a cani carried by said cover, said cam adapted toraise said disk and to bind said links.

2. ln a device of the character described the Combination With a bodyportion of a closure therefor, said Closure comprising an y annulusCarried by said body, diametrioally l opposed arms extending therefrom,links carried by said arms, a cover adapted to be positioned over saidaperture upon said annulus a Washer ada )ted to be interposed bel l itween said cover and said annulus, an up* Wardly extending` arm from theupper face of said cover, a rotatably mounted plate disposed about saidarm, a laterally positioned upper face of said plate, a disk mountedupon the upper end of said coverv arm, arms projeeting laterally fromsaid disk, said arms :adapted to be engaged by said cams lfor thepurpose of raising' said disk, said links adapted t0 engage over saiddisk arms and to be secured thereto by the raising of said disk.

In testimony whereof We aftiX our signatures, in presence of twoWitnesses.

ROBT. lvl/'ESENER lll/VM. l/ESENER.

l'lilitnesses IUoLoMs SCHNEIDER, CARL lWUENsoH.

